Decorative edge die-I’ve used the free dies that came with the recent crafters inspiration bundle

Gilding polish- I’ve used cosmic shimmer

Kraft card

Scissors

Glue

Hot glue gun

Die cutting machine

Here’s what I did:

1. I cut a rectangle of patterned paper and distressed the edges with scissors. Attach to upper left corner of card as shown.

2. I then cut a length of lace the width of the card blank and attach as shown.

3. Next I attached a paper doily to the upper right corner of the card. If you have doily dies these could be used instead. Don’t worry about the doily hanging over the card – this adds to the effect.

4. Next I took contrasting backing paper and die cut a decorative border to the bottom edge. I then attached to the card front as shown.

5. Next I cut a scrap of hessian and pulled threads from the edges. I used hot glue to attach it to the card front so that it will be under where I am going to attach the tag.

6. I cut three balloons from Kraft Card and glued together. I then applied gilding polish and buffed with a dry cloth when dry – this gives the balloon a metallic appearance.

7. I die cut a tag in the same paper as used for base layer. I embellished the tag with ribbon and twine, bows and paper flower, using hot glue to attach. Using hot glue, I then attached the tag at an angle over the hessian.

8. I glued the balloon to the bottom of the tag. I then die cut the butterfly and attached to the card front as shown.

9. I completed the card by adding some crystals to the bottom of tag.

10. All that’s now needed is a sentiment!

This is a really simple way of introducing mixed media into your card making – have a go and see how you get on.